Incidence and risk factors for falling in patients after total knee arthroplasty compared to healthy elderly individuals.

Background: It is possible that patients who have undergone total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are at a high risk of falling. However, there are insufficient data to confirm the incidence and risk factors for falling in patients after TKA compared with healthy elderly counterparts. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the incidence and risk factors for falling in patients after TKA compared to the age- and gender-matched healthy elderly.

Fall incidence and risk factors in patients after total knee arthroplasty.

Purpose: To prospectively investigate the relationship between physical function and falls among elderly patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and to determine the incidence of falls as well as their risk factors.

Methods: A total of 108 patients (17 male, 91 female) over 60 years of age who underwent TKA were enrolled and who were living independently in community. 75 patients fulfilled our inclusion criteria and 74 (8 male, 66 female) of them agreed to participate.